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| Wilton,
A36 north from Salisbury, A36
from the A303 |
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Wiltshire
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Wiltshire
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 Wilton
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| Wilton,
only a small town, rather overshadowed by Salisbury just down
the road. You can walk along the river to Salisbury.
Worth a call as it
was the base for the development of Wilton carpets and a typically
English market town, with good antique shops, walks along
the River Wylye to Castle Meadow.
The market is held
on Thursdays, and the market square is close to the ruins
of St Mary's church. Nearby is an Italiante 19th century church
with stained glass and 2,000 year old marble pillars.
Georgian houses stand
in Kingsbury Square and there is a county cross near the 1738
market house.
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| Location
Map of Wilton |
What
To See -
Wilton Tourist Attractions
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 Wilton
House, on the
southern outskirts, a 9th century nunnery now the home of the
17th Earl, state rooms, Tudor kitchen and Victorian laundry
reconstructions, art collection, and a collection of teddy bears
(!), 21 acres of parkland with water and rose gardens and walks
with a river setting, Tel: 01722 746720 
Open: Mid Apr-end Oct  |
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Carpet Factory,
King Street, 300 years of Wilton and Axminster carpet making,
exhibition, still uses traditional methods, plus has the Wilton
Town Museum and the Wilton Shopping Village, Tel: 01722 744919
Closed Xmas & Easter Sun |
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| Wilton
Shopping Village,
next to the carpet factory, Minster Street, factory outlets
including Wilton Carpets, play areas. |
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| Regimental
Badges, along the A30 west to Fovant to see unofficial
carvings in the chalk of Regimental Badges carved in WW1. |
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Wardour Castle,
on A30 towards Shaftsbury, built in 1393 it was severely damaged
in the Civil War and was never repaired, in 1756 Lord Arundell
built a new house leaving the castle as a romantic ruin. Grounds
used to film Robin Hood-Prince of Thieves Tel: 01747 870487
Closed 1-2, and Mon and Tues in winter
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| Philipps
House, at Dinton,
A30 west then B3089, National Trust, 19th century mansion, restored,
parkland, Tel: 01985 843600
Open:Sat afternoons and Mon mornings, Apr-Oct; grounds open
all year |
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Giles Farmstead,
at Teffont Magna, A30 west then B3089, or signposted from A303,
dairy farm with animals, rides, play areas, shop, etc Tel: 01722
716338
Open: Apr - Oct; Nov- Mar weekends only |
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Where
To Stay in Wilton
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Guest
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Around
The Wilton Area
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| If you
are here Salisbury is a must |
Tourist Information on Nearby Towns To Visit - straight line distance:
Salisbury (3.04 miles) Amesbury (7.19 miles) Fordingbridge (11.10 miles) Cranborne (11.63 miles) Middle Wallop (12.65 miles) Shaftesbury (15.67 miles) Warminster (16.36 miles) Westbury (18.69 miles) Lyndhurst (19.01 miles) Devizes (19.55 miles) Blandford Forum (20.59 miles) |
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